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Measurement

The Customary System:

Geography

The customary measurement system, sometimes known as the standard measurement system is primarily used in the United States. Here's a map:

Attributes and Conversions

Here are the attributes and conversoins of the customary system:

Length

• 1 foot/ft. = 12 inches/in.
• 1yard/yd. = 3 feet = 36 inches
• 1 mile/mi. = 1760 yards = 5280 feet = 63,360 inches

Weight

• 1 pound = 16 ounces
• 1 ton = 2000 pounds = 32,000 ounces

Capacity

• 1 cup/c. = 8 fluid ounces/fl. oz.
• 1 pint/pt. = 2 cups = 16 fluid ounces
• 1 quart/qt. = 2 pints = 4 cups = 32 fluid ounces
• 1 gallon/gal. = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 16 cups = 128 fluid ounces

Personal References

Length

The distance between your two knuckles on one finger is an inch.

Your notebook is about 1 foot long.

A baseball bat is approximately one yard long.

If you run for about 9 minutes, you've run a mile.

Weight

A slice of bread is about 1 ounce.
A loaf of bread is about 1 pound.
A car weighs about 1 ton.

Capacity

A small cup of coffee is about 1 cup.
A bowl of soup holds about 1 pint.
Oil comes in contairs that hold approximately one quart.
A large bottle of milk holds 1 gallon.

Links

Here is a great link to test your knowledge on the Cutomary system.
Here's another great test, this time using flashcards.

The Metric System:

Geography:

The metric system is basicly found everywhere besides the United States.

Attributes and Conversions

Length

• 1 centimeter/c. = 10 millimeters/mm.
• 1 meter/m. = 100 centimeters = 1000 millimeters
• 1 kilometer/km. = 1000 meters = 10,000 decimeters = 100,000 centimeters = 1,000,000 millimeters
  

Capacity

• 1 gram/g. = 1000 milligrams/mg.
• 1 kilogram/kg. = 1000 grams = 1,000,000 milligrams

Mass

• 1 liter/L = 1000 milliliters/mL

Personal References

Length

The width of a dime is approximately one millimeter.
The diameter of a dime is approximately one centimeter.

The height of a doorknob is usually 1 meter.
6 city blocks are approximately 1 kilometer

Capacity

15 drops of water are approximately 1 millimeter.
Most water bottles are 1 liter.

Mass

Three grains of salt is approximately 1 milligram.
A paper clip is approximately one gram.
Three apples weigh approximately one kilogram.

Links

Here is a great quiz to test your knowledge on the metric system.
Here are some challenging flashcards to test you on real world measuring.